so that

Example Sentences

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What inspired you to continue to work at softball so that you can compete at UCLA?

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

In a statement, the Maguire family said Seamus was "much loved" and hope that he will be found so that he can be buried with their parents.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Moyers asked Brennan if he reckoned that the Framers intended to insulate justices “from the pressures of politics so that you could follow the light of reason?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The cameras were attached to trip wires so that when the horse passed each one, it would take a perfectly timed photograph.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

He moves, now, so that instead of sitting next to me he’s facing me, so that I have to look at him.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse